Controlling institutions : international organizations and the global economy / Randall W. Stone.

Author
Stone, Randall W., 1966- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description
xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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        "How is the United States able to control the IMF with only 17% of the votes? How are the rules of the global economy made? This book shows how a combination of formal and informal rules explain how international organizations really work. Randall W. Stone argues that formal rules apply in ordinary times, while informal power allows leading states to exert control when the stakes are high. International organizations are therefore best understood as equilibrium outcomes that balance the power and interests of the leading state and the member countries. Presenting a new model of institutional design and comparing the IMF, WTO and EU, Stone argues that institutional variations reflect the distribution of power and interests. He shows that US interests influence the size, terms and enforcement of IMF programs, and new data, archival documents and interviews reveal the shortcomings of IMF programs in Mexico, Russia, Korea, Indonesia and Argentina."--Publisher description.
        Bibliographic references
        Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-250) and index.
        Contents
        • Introduction: international organization and US power
        • A theory of international organization
        • A model of informal governance
        • Informal governance in the IMF
        • The World Trade Organization
        • The European Union
        • Access to IMF resources
        • Conditionality under IMF programs
        • Enforcement.
        ISBN
        • 9781107005402 ((hbk.))
        • 110700540X ((hbk.))
        • 9780521183062 ((pbk.))
        • 0521183065 ((pbk.))
        LCCN
        2011414246
        OCLC
        708549848
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